It's an often-overlooked fact that traumatic injury is the leading cause of death in people ages 1 to 45. To raise awareness of such serious - and often preventable - injuries, Eastern Virginia Medical School is hosting the 2nd annual EVMS Trauma: Run for Your Life 5K Race and Community Education Exposition at the downtown Norfolk medical center campus on Saturday, May 22.

The Tidewater EMS Council is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Regional EMS Awards Program. This regional awards honor outstanding contributions by EMS providers, instructors, dispatchers, agencies, adminstrators, nurses, physicians and others throughout the region. There is also a $1000 scholarship for a high school senior. The deadline for Tidewater nominations is Friday May 7 at 4:30 pm.

The Virginia Office of EMS resumed testing for the EMT Instructor pretest effective February 15, 2010.

After nearly a year of preparation, the 10^th edition Tidewater regional medical protocols have arrived.  The protocols are being distributed as pocket guides for all ALS providers, and in notebook format for all EMS agencies, hospitals and medical directors. Visit www.tidewaterems.org/protocolupdate for downloadable protocols and an update video.

Beginning December 14 the Virginia Office of EMS is hosting a new EMS provider web portal. The portal enables providers to obtain real-time continuing education reports, print test eligibility letters, update contact information and more.